This Week at a Glance (October 13-17)
- dcstayathomeparent
- Oct 11
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 14
Free and low-cost scheduled activities for babies and toddlers this week in DC
Program updates:
Due to the government shutdown, the Smithsonian museums and zoo are temporarily closed
National parks remain as accessible as possible during the federal government shutdown. However, some services may be limited or unavailable. For more information, please visit: doi.gov/shutdown
Museums offering free or reduced admission to government workers during the shutdown: Hillwood Museum, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Planet Word Museum (walk up), Spy Museum (half off), Phillips Collection (reduced admission)
MONDAY (October 13) Indigenous Peoples' Day
10:00am - 12:00pm: Petworth Library Toddler Play Time
10:30am - 12:00pm: National Building Museum School’s Out Program: Indigenous Architecture Workshop (adult $10, child $12, register here)
TUESDAY (October 14)
10:00am - 11:00am: Woodridge Library Toddler Story Time
10:30am: Kidsinger Jim Puppet Show at Eastern Market
10:30am - 11:00am: Deanwood Library Preschool Story Time
10:30am - 11:00am: Petworth Library Toddler Story Time
10:00am - 11:30am: Lamond-Riggs Library Toddler Play Time
10:30am - 11:30am: Cleveland Park Library Duplo Lego Play Time
10:30am - 11:30am: Parklands Turner Library Fire Truck Touch a Truck and Story Time
10:30am - 11:30am: Southwest Library Toddler Play Time
11:00am - 11:45am: Martin Luther King Jr. Library Baby and Toddler Play Time
3:30pm - 5:00pm: Northwest One Library Kids Bingo Play Time
WEDNESDAY (October 15)
10:00am - 12:00pm: Petworth Library Toddler Play Time
2:30pm - 3:00pm: National Children’s Museum STEAM Story Time (hourly timed tickets required, $18.95/person, children under 1 and members free)
4:00pm - 6:00pm: Mt. Pleasant Library Children's Movie
THURSDAY (October 16)
9:45am - 10:15am: DC Public Library at 700 Pennsylvania Ave SE Baby and Toddler Story Time
10:30am - 11:00am: Solid State Books H Street Story Time
10:30am - 11:15am: National Building Museum Story Time (free; register for museum admission)
10:45am - 11:15am: DC Public Library at 700 Pennsylvania Ave SE Baby and Toddler Story Time
11:30am: East City Bookshop Story Time
1:00pm - 2:00pm: Southwest Library Baby Play Time
1:30pm - 2:00pm: Takoma Park Library Baby Play Time
4:00pm - 5:00pm: Northeast Library Crafternoon
4:30pm - 5:30pm: Chevy Chase Library Spooktacular Crafts
4:30pm - 5:30pm: Deanwood Library Something Spooky (kids movie or craft or story time, tbd)
5:15pm - 7:00pm: Francis A. Gregory Library Outdoor Cinema - Movies Under the Stars
FRIDAY (October 17)
9:00am - 9:30am: People’s Book Story Time
9:45am - 10:30am: Hillwood Museum Preschool Program | Perfect Patterns ($12, $10 Member)
10:00am - 10:45am: Rock Creek Park Books and Beyond with a Ranger (at the Nature Center)
10:30am: Kidsinger Jim Puppet Show at Eastern Market
10:30am - 11:30am: Southwest Library Baby and Toddler Play Time
10:30am - 11:30am: Chevy Chase Library Baby and Toddler Play Time
11:00am - 11:30am: Northeast Library Baby and Toddler Music and Movement
11:15am - 12:00pm: Hillwood Museum Preschool Program | Perfect Patterns ($12, $10 Member)
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